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�@ � 0 Mt Shasta Ski Area : BRIEF DESCRIPTION: MT SHASTA SKI PARK IS A MELLOW INTERMEDIATE RESORT LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SLOPE OF ONE OF THE MOST VISUALLY AWESOME MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD. AVERAGE SNOWFALL: NA ADULT LIFT TICKET: Full day $29. Afternoon $20. BASE ELEVATION: 5,500 feet. VERTICAL RISE: ELEVATION: 6,880 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 3 TOTAL AREA: small EXPERT TERRAIN: 25%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 55%.BEGINNER TERRAIN: 20%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: Hand-made pipes and park SNOW REPORT: 530-926-8686. Web Address: www.skipark.com LOCATION: Just east of 15 on Hwy 89, 10 miles from Mt Shasta City, 245 miles north of Sacramento. Sierra at Tahoe: BRIEF DESCRIPTION: SMALL AND DIVERSE WITH DENSE OLD GROWTH FOREST MANY PROFESSIONALS TRAIN AT THIS OUT-OF-THE-WAY NOOK. ' AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 450 inches BASE ELEVATION: 6,640 feet. VERTICAL RISE: 2212 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 8,852 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 9 (3 quads) TOTAL AREA: 2000 acres EXPERT TERRAIN: 25%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 50%.BEGINNER TERRAIN: 25%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: multiple parks and a perfect Dragon-shaped pipe SNOW REPORT: 916-659-7475. Web Address: www.sierratahoe.com LOCATION: 12 miles from South Lake Tahoe on Hwy 50 over echo summit. SPECIAL NOTES: WELL-MADE PARKS AND PIPES, STEEPS, KILLER OLD TREES AND NORTHWEST FACING FRESHNESS MAKE THIS A PERFECT PLACE TO ESCAPE THE TAHOE MAYHEM. Homewo od : BRIEF DESCRIPTION: ONE OF TAHOE'S ORIGINAL SNOWBOARD-FRIENDLY RESORTS, THIS UTILE GEM IS AN ORIGINAL FREESTYLER HEAVEN THAT IS STILL THE STOMPING GROUND OF MANY A SNOW LEGEND. AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 200 inches BASE ELEVATION: 6,240 feet. VERTICAL RISE: 1,650 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 7,880 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 4 TOTAL AREA: 1,260 acres EXPERT TERRAIN: 35%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 50%. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 15%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: Hand-made pipes and a park designed by freestyle legend Terry Kidwell. SNOW REPORT: 530-525-2900. Web Address: www.skihomewood.com LOCATION: 6 miles south of Tahoe City on Hwy 89, or 19 miles north of South Lake (beware: the southern part of Hwy 89 is often closed in winter . BRIEF DESCRIPTION: SURROUNDED BY SWEET BACKCOUNTRY, MT ROSE IS THE HIGHEST BASE ELEVATION RESORT IN TAHOE. AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 500 inches in the last 3 seasons! BASE ELEVATION: 8,260 feet. VERTICAL RISE: 1,440 feet. PEAK ELEVATION: 9,700 feet. TOTAL CHAIRS: 5 (2 quads) TOTAL AREA: 900+ EXPERT TERRAIN: 35%. INTERMEDIATE TERRAIN: 35.%�. BEGINNER TERRAIN: 30%. HUMAN-MADE TERRAIN: several terrain parks, halfpipe SNOW REPORT: 800-SKIROSE Web Address: www.skirose.com LOCATION: From North Lake 11 miles on Mt Rose Hwy SR431, 22 miles form Reno Ai rport. SPECIAL NOTES: MT ROSE'S HIGH NORTH-FACING SLOPES UTERALL Y HOLD POWDER FOR DAYS, STEEP FUN TERRAIN, LAID-BACK FAMILY FEEL AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RENO MAKE THIS RESORT ONE OF A KIND. DISCLAIMER All ticket prices are for the 1998 season. 1999 ticket prices were not available. For more information on the larger Northwestern ski areas consult The Snowboard Guide for North America, available from Low Pressure Publishing or at any good snowboard shop_ •